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psychically

adverb · from a psychic point of view

Example: he was psychically blind

psychological

adjective · mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature

Example: give psychological support

psychologically

adverb · with regard to psychology

Example: war that caught them in its toils either psychologically or physically

pteridium

noun · a genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae

pteris

noun · large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae

pterocarpus

noun · genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods

ptolemy

noun · an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra

publicise

verb · make public

Example: She aired her opinions on welfare

publish

verb · prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

Example: publish a magazine or newspaper

puckishly

adverb · in an appealing but bold manner

Example: she asked him impishly to come in

puff

adjective · gathered for protruding fullness

Example: puff sleeves

puff batter

noun · batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings

pug-nose

adjective · having a blunt nose

Example: a pug-nosed boy with freckles

pugnacious

adjective · ready and able to resort to force or violence- Herman Melville

Example: pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance

pull ahead

verb · obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

Example: The home team was gaining ground

pull along

verb · pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance

Example: Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?

pull back

verb · make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

Example: We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him

pull out all the stops

verb · use all resources available

Example: The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting

pull strings

verb · influence or control shrewdly or deviously

Example: He manipulated public opinion in his favor

pull the leg of

verb · tell false information to for fun

Example: Are you pulling my leg?

pull the plug

verb · prevent from happening or continuing

Example: The government pulled the plug on spending

pull together

verb · assemble or get together

Example: gather some stones

pulverize

verb · make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

Example: pulverize the grains

pumped up

adjective · tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline

Example: we were really pumped up for the race

punk

adjective · of very poor quality; flimsy

pupate

verb · develop into a pupa

Example: the insect larva pupate

purinethol

noun · a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia

purple anise

noun · small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States

purple loosestrife

noun · marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States

purportedly

adverb · believed or reputed to be the case

purposefully

adverb · in a purposeful manner

Example: he caught the motorcycles in the full glare of his headlights, braked and slipped purposefully out of the car

purposelessly

adverb · without a clear purpose

Example: let's not purposelessly dispense the aid

purposely

adverb · with intention; in an intentional manner

Example: he used that word intentionally

push aside

verb · bar from attention or consideration

Example: She dismissed his advances

push on

verb · continue moving forward

push through

verb · break out

Example: The tooth erupted and had to be extracted

pushpin

noun · a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board

pusillanimous

adjective · lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful

pussy

adjective · containing pus

Example: a purulent wound

put aside

verb · turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily

Example: it's time for you to put away childish things

put behind bars

verb · lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Example: The suspects were imprisoned without trial

put differently

adverb · otherwise stated

Example: in other words, we are broke

put down

verb · make a record of; set down in permanent form

put in

verb · introduce

Example: Insert your ticket here

put on

adjective · adopted in order to deceive

Example: an assumed name

put on the line

verb · expose to a chance of loss or damage

Example: We risked losing a lot of money in this venture

put to death

verb · kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

Example: In some states, criminals are executed

put to work

verb · cause to work

Example: he is working his servants hard

putrefactive

adjective · causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction

putrescible

adjective · liable to decay or spoil or become putrid

puzzle out

verb · find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

Example: did you solve the problem?

pycnanthemum virginianum

noun · perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised

pyknotic

adjective · of or relating to or exhibiting pyknosis

pyloric sphincter

noun · the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum